Indian Navy amphibious vessel acquisition project

Class overview
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	INS Jalashwa (L41)
Planned	4[1]
General characteristics
Type	Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
Displacement	30,000–40,000 t (30,000–39,000 long tons; 33,000–44,000 short tons)
Length	200 m (660 ft)
Propulsion	Integrated electric propulsion (IEP)
Speed	≥ 20 knots (37 km/h) (Maximum) 14–16 knots (26–30 km/h) (Cruising Speed)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) (At economic speed)
Endurance	≥ 45 days (In terms of machinery/fuel) 60 days (In terms of logistics support for troops)
Sensors and processing systems	"Combat Management System" (CMS) 1 × E/F-Band air-search/surface-surveillance radar 1 × C/D-Band air-surveillance radar 1 × surface-surveillance radar 2 × I-Band radar 1 × E/F-Band COTS radar 1 × Infrared search and track (IRST) system
Armament	Anti-air weaponry: 32 × VL-SRSAM surface-to-air missiles Anti-ship/Anti-surface weaponry: 16 × anti-ship missiles (AShM)/surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) Anti-submarine weaponry: "Anti-Torpedo Decoy System" (ATDS) Guns: 4 × AK-630M CIWS (To be equipped with electro-optical fire control systems (EOFCS)) 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun 8 × medium-machine guns (MMG) 4 × "Portable Saluting Guns"

The procurement of Landing Platform Docks (LPD) by the Indian Navy, formerly known as the "Multi-Role Support Vessel Program" (MRSV) - is an initiative of the Indian Navy (IN) to procure a series of landing platform docks, specific vessels dedicated to amphibious warfare, as part of the service's strategy to augment its capabilities of amphibious warfare, disaster-response, humanitarian assistance and auxiliary duties.^[2]

India had long sought to procure amphibious warfare vessels, including landing platform docks; multiple initiatives in procuring specified vessels of the aforementioned type were initiated as early as 2009.^[3] However, such measures have been frequently delayed, on account of varying reasons.^[4]

The IN currently operates one landing platform dock - INS Jalashwa, an ex-Austin-class amphibious transport dock, which was purchased from the United States Navy (USN) in 2007.^[5]